Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-06-11
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The Record quotes Homestake stock
in New York at Sl6 and Iron Hill at
$500.
Cochran again to the front IL los
~granulated sugar for 300, the cheapest
house in the Black Hills.
The Black Hills assembly Of Congre-
g~ational ministers meet at Buffalo Gap
June %. % and "a.
Sioux City Gold Dust -four, the best
-four in Custer county. $3.50 per 100 lbs
&C Cochran's.
w. E. Massie has been appointed
postmaster at Spearfsh, vice Claude
Ralph, who resigned.
Rapid is considering the ACCESSIBILITY
of the removal of the railroad depot to
a more central location UP town.
Sioux City Standard -four, $40 per
100 lbs. All other goods at correspond
ing low prices at Cochran's.
Mr.. Chapman, the narrow guage mar
of Rapid, has recently purchased a con-
trolling interest in the street railway
line in that place.
The Omaha Bee says: ut is a dark
and dreary day in Rapid City that a
new railroad is not born to vanish in
the fog Of twilight"
Assaying done at Booth & Webster's.
Gold, $l.O0; silver, $1.OO; gold and sll-
YER, $l.50; copper 81 so; tin 81 co.; nickel
$500.
The ladies Of the Congregational
church 0 that they will give an
ice cream social at the court house on
Tuesday evening, June l4th.
George Aberle was killed by a falling
rock while working in the Cora mine al
Galena on the 4th inst. He was about
thirty years of age and formerly Of Troy
Kansas.
The Pilot is peculiarly fortunate il
having G Jake for a local correspondent
The CHRONICLE would very willingl,
place q corner at his disposal at an
time he might elect to utilize it.
Charles Stokes has engaged to sink OIL
artesian we'll for Joseph Mcclure on hi
ranch on Fall River. 1t is belieye,
that a good flow Of water will be en-
%countered at q depth of 800 or 400 feet
The latest adjournment of the Pen
nington Co. district court defers the opel
ing until July 9Th. This latter adjourn
ment was made necessary by reason O
the first Monday in July, (the day pre-
viously fixed upon) falling upon 9Th
day we celebrate"
A well informed gentleman who re
Gently visited the Hills expresses tn
belief that U. p. and B. Il NJ. Railroa
companies have agreed upon an al
/. rangement to act together in competin
with the Northwestern for the trade @
the Hills and adjacent ranges.
The Grand Army Post Of this place
at their last session, passed a rosolutio
expressive of their thanks to the resi-
dents, and especially the ladies c
Custer, who SO kindly contributed thei
valuable aid in rendering memorial da,
an occasion of such gratifying interest.
The Chicago Mining Review SAYS
Several large tin mine sales will b
consumated in Custer (Dak.) district
this spring. A California company ha
set the ball rolling this time. A NOV,
in the right direction"
We announce ourselves in a condi
ton Of perfect readiness. Let the bal
roll.
We unwittingly erred in stating in
our issue of May 14th, that A. Wilcox
Jr., was a party to a forcible entry con.
test in the justice courts in this city
We have since learned that MI. Wilcox
was simply ar employee Of one of the
claimants of the land in dispute, and in
no way connected with the legal pro
ceedings.
The eight annual convention of the
Black Hills Sunday School Association
will be held at Deadwood on Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday, June 18th
18th and 10Th, beginning Tuesday even.
ing. Parties are requested to notify f..
&. Bent of their intention to attend the
convention, in order hat provision may
be made for their entertainment.
A party consisting OF five or six of our
citizens left for a visit to the new cave
recently discovered about three miles
south of Baskerville, near the Hot
Springs road. This cave is said to be
larger than the celebrated cave Of the
winds which has attracted 60 much at.
tention since its discovery a few years
ago, and abounds in specimens of
stalactites, stalagmites and other pc
ouliar natural formations which are
even more beautiful than any yet found
u that wonderful museum Of natures
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